🦋 Family

Meandrinidae

4 species · Animals

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Meandrinidae

Dendrogyra cylindrus, commonly called pillar coral, is a distinctive Atlantic and Caribbean reef coral with furry daytime tentacles.

Dichocoenia stokesii is a massive colonial stony coral found in the western Atlantic and Caribbean.

Eusmilia fastigiata (smooth flower coral) is a critically endangered stony coral found in the Caribbean region.

Meandrina meandrites is a stony coral species found in western Atlantic waters that tolerates high sedimentation and turbid conditions.

Related Families

Acroporidae 20 species Dendrophylliidae 11 species Merulinidae 11 species Agariciidae 9 species Faviidae 8 species Pocilloporidae 8 species Fungiidae 5 species Poritidae 5 species

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